Vigilance challans police officer for demanding bribe

Srinagar |May 11 : Today, Challan of Case FIR NO: 11/2014 Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir, against accused public servant Ab. Kabir Rather S/O Late Gh. Mohammad Rather R/o Aragam Bandipora. Assistant Sub Inspector No. 185/GBL Jammu and Kashmir police was produced before Court of Special Anti-corruption Judge Srinagar presided by Yashpal Bourney.
The instant case was registered in P/S VOK on the basis of a written complaint lodged by Gh Ahmad Baba S/O Maqsood Baba R/O Hathbora Gandarbal with Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir, alleging therein that a case is registered in Police Station Khirbawani Tulmula Gandarbal against him and his son and accordingly investigating officer of the case namely Abdul Kabir (ASI) of P/S Tulmula Khirbawani is demanding Rs 20000 /= for bail in the above said FIR of P/S Khirbawani. After great persuasion by the complainant the accused agreed for bribe of Rs 5000 and accordingly the complainant approached P/S VOK for taking legal action in to the matter.
On receipt of the complaint, Case FIR No. 11/2014 U/S 5(2) P.C. Act Svt. 2006 r/w 161 RPC
(Now Section 4(A) of P.C (Amendment) Act, 2014) P/S VOK was registered and investigation taken up. The trap team constituted by VOK headed by Dy. SP. Adil Hussain as TLO laid a successful trap in which the accused Ab. Kabir Rather S/O Late Gh. Mohammad Rather R/o Aragam Bandipora, Assistant Sub Inspector was caught red handed while demanding and accepting Rs 5,000/- as bribe from the complainant. . The tainted money was recovered from the possession of the accused in the presence of independent and other witnesses.
The investigation of the case was finally concluded as proved against the accused Ab. Kabir Rather S/O Late Gh. Mohammad Rather R/o Aragam Bandipora, Assistant Sub Inspector J&K Police and as such, the challan of the case was produced before the Hon’ble court of Special Anti-Corruption Judge, Srinagar today on 11.05.2016 for judicial determination. At the time of production of the Challan the accused was present in the court and the next date of the case has been fixed on 30.05.2016.
It is pertinent to mention that the accused ASI Ab Kabir Rather has already been ordered forcible retirement from Govt. Services vide GAD order No. 908 of 2015 dated 30.06.2015. (PTK)